Samuel Butler Quotes

Did Not Then Foresee How Closely My Godson's Life And Mine Were In After Years To Be Bound Up Together; If I Had, I Should Doubtless Have Looked Upon Him With Different Eyes And Noted Much To Which I Paid No Attention At The Time. As It Was, I Was Glad To Get Away From Him, For I Could Do Nothing For Him, Or Chose To Say That I Could Not, And The Sight Of So Much Suffering Was Painful To Me. A Man Should Not Only Have His Own Way As Far As Possible, But He Should Only Consort With Things That Are Getting Their Own Way So Far That They Are At Any Rate Comfortable. Unless

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